Debate Fundamentals - Lesson 5

<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>LESSON 5: SPEAKER 2: CREATING ARGUMENTS</strong></span></p><h3><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>Choose the Motion→&nbsp;<u>AFFIRMATIVE TEAM</u></strong></span></h3><ol><li><p style="margin-left:-18pt;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">This house would support the use of chemicals (pesticides and fertilizers) in agriculture&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p style="margin-left:-18pt;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">This would believe that governments should create safer bike lanes for daily commute to work or school.</span></p></li></ol><h3><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>Types of Arguments</strong></span></h3><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">In class, we learned different&nbsp;<strong>types of arguments</strong>:</span></p><ul><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Environmental</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Economical</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Moral/Ethical</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Health</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Cultural / Social</span></li></ul><h3><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>Develop Your Arguments:&nbsp;</strong>Expand each argument into full sentences. Think about:</span></h3><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Choose&nbsp;<strong>3 types</strong> of arguments you will use for your side. Create 2-3 sentences for each argument.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Think:&nbsp;</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Why is this argument important?&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">How does it connect to the motion?&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">What examples, facts, or reasoning can you add?&nbsp;</span><br><br>&nbsp;</p><ol><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>Type:</strong>______________________________________________________</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Argument Idea:</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;">____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>Type:</strong>______________________________________________________</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Argument Idea:</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;">_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>Type:</strong>______________________________________________________</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Argument Idea:</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;">_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span><span style="background-color:#ffff00;color:#000000;"><strong>Practice &amp; Record</strong></span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Read your speech aloud.</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Time yourself (aim for 2–3 minutes).</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>Record your speech (phone, computer, or class platform).</strong></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>Use clear signposting like:</strong></span></li></ol><ul><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">“My first argument is…</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">“Another important point is…”</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong><u>“Finally, we must consider…”&nbsp;</u></strong></span></li></ul>